2014-08-02, 09:15
Hi All,
Pretty new to XBMC and Linux, etc but after heaps of reading on these forums decided to take the plunge and upgrade to XBMC from an existing PLEX setup.
My setup:
NUC 2820 running OPENELEC on USB (no SSD)
Plugged direct into Samsung Plasma via HDMI
MAC OSX computer with EXT HDD storage where all movies, music, etc are stored.
Ethernet over powerline (i know that this is not ideal, but we are renting and wifi is not strong enough - this has worked well with the Plex setup).
Bigpond ADSl 2+
Thomson Gateway - model TG782T
Samsung 5.1 HTIB
I have managed to update BIOS and install Openelec onto the NUC USB and Openelec appears to be working well.
However I cannot work out a few things and hope that someone will be able to help?? I have searched through the forum and cannot seem to find the answers.. or I find information with many different methods and cannot really understand which 1 i should us.. rookie..
Problems:
1.) How to access the movies, music from the EXT HDD connected to my MAC Computer and by which method - NFS, SMB, etc?
Funny, I can access the content through UnPn which identifies the existing Plex server..
2.) Once this is setup how can I add the content to the library so I can see album art, etc.
3.) Is there a web browser add on available or a method of accessing the internet for browsing?
4.) Also a bit confused about the sound settings.. I have managed to get the sound working, but not sure if it is on the optimum settings..
Appreciate your help?!
Cheers,
Murray
Pretty new to XBMC and Linux, etc but after heaps of reading on these forums decided to take the plunge and upgrade to XBMC from an existing PLEX setup.
My setup:
NUC 2820 running OPENELEC on USB (no SSD)
Plugged direct into Samsung Plasma via HDMI
MAC OSX computer with EXT HDD storage where all movies, music, etc are stored.
Ethernet over powerline (i know that this is not ideal, but we are renting and wifi is not strong enough - this has worked well with the Plex setup).
Bigpond ADSl 2+
Thomson Gateway - model TG782T
Samsung 5.1 HTIB
I have managed to update BIOS and install Openelec onto the NUC USB and Openelec appears to be working well.
However I cannot work out a few things and hope that someone will be able to help?? I have searched through the forum and cannot seem to find the answers.. or I find information with many different methods and cannot really understand which 1 i should us.. rookie..
Problems:
1.) How to access the movies, music from the EXT HDD connected to my MAC Computer and by which method - NFS, SMB, etc?
Funny, I can access the content through UnPn which identifies the existing Plex server..
2.) Once this is setup how can I add the content to the library so I can see album art, etc.
3.) Is there a web browser add on available or a method of accessing the internet for browsing?
4.) Also a bit confused about the sound settings.. I have managed to get the sound working, but not sure if it is on the optimum settings..
Appreciate your help?!
Cheers,
Murray